Express & Star editor-in-chief reflects on success of Facebook Community News Project
In 2019 Facebook launched a £4.5m project to pay for 82 reporters to cover under-served communities in the UK. Here…
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News industry furlough claims halve in April as JPI Media stops taking Govt cash
The amount of Government cash claimed by the news media industry through the Covid-19 furlough scheme roughly halved in April…
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Incoming Scotland on Sunday editor wouldn’t have ‘dreamed’ of applying if it weren’t for Covid flexible working
The incoming editor of Scotland on Sunday has said she “could never, ever have dreamed” of applying had Covid-19 not…
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Facebook community reporters helped keep local groups informed during pandemic
Facebook’s cohort of community reporters have continued working during the Covid-19 pandemic, helping to keep local groups connected during the…
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13 Newsquest Oxford journalists face ‘fire and rehire’ move to end extra bank holiday pay
Journalists across Newsquest are “appalled but also bemused” by its plans to “fire and rehire” staff in Oxford next month.…
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The ‘great unbundling’: Survey says 8% of Britons use local newspaper website on weekly basis, 6% print
What people want from their local and regional news media is “increasingly confined” to a small number of subjects such…
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News industry furlough claims in March lowest of 2021 so far with Archant, MNA and JPI on top
News industry use of the Government Covid-19 furlough scheme was at its lowest level of 2021 so far in March…
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Midland News Association Covid-19 impact: Turnover down a third, 66 jobs cut, £1.4m furlough cash claimed
Turnover at regional publisher Midland News Association fell by almost a third in 2020 because of the Covid-19 crisis. The…
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